Ahmed Safaa

Driving Digital Transformation | ICT & Telecom Leader |Enterprise Technology | Sales Strategist | Building Strategic Partnerships & High-Impact Teams

25.2 yrs experienceTelecommunications

Aug 2023Added yesterday

The move

MoveEtisalat UAE → e& UAE

TitleAviation, logisitcs & Manufacturing Vertical Head → Sr. Director Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates

Career arcLong-term resident

Cross-border moveNo — same country

Native languageArabic, English

Years in UAE19.5

Total experience25.2 years

e& UAE headcount10,001+ employees

e& UAE industryTelecommunications

e& UAE HQAbu Dhabi

e& UAE typePublic Company

Sr. Director Banking, Financial Services and InsuranceAug 2023 — Present
e& UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Aviation, logisitcs & Manufacturing Vertical HeadJan 2019 — Aug 2023
Etisalat UAE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Sales Director Construction, Infrastructure & HospitalityJun 2016 — Nov 2018
e& UAE· Dubai· Full-time
Senior Manager Strategic & Hospitality Vertical -Business SolutionsOct 2014 — Jun 2016
Etisalat· United Arab Emirates
Sales Manager / Business Solutions / Construction and HospitalitySep 2006 — Oct 2014
Etisalat· Dubai
Sales SupportJul 2003 — Sep 2004
Vodafone
Sales ExecutiveJul 2003 — Aug 2006
Vodafone
Call center Team LeaderJul 2002 — Oct 2003
Amecotech· Cairo, Egypt· Full-time
Tour LeaderApr 1999 — Nov 2000
Biblus Tours· Cairo, Egypt· Part-time

Columbia Business School
Jun 2021 — Jun 2022
University of Cambridge
May 2023 — Jul 2023
edX
· AI for Everyone: Master the BasicsSep 2025 — Present
SADAT ACADEMY for MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
BC's of Management Science · Banking Section1998 — 2001
MIT Sloan Executive Education
· Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support ServicesFeb 2023
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
CIM diploma · Marketing2014

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